5-Amino-4-sulfanylphthalhydrazide as a chemiluminescence derivatization reagent for aromatic aldehydes in liquid chromatography

5-Amino-4-sulfanylphthalhydrazide (ASPH) was synthesized as a chemiluminescence derivatization reagent for aromatic aldehydes in liquid chromatography (LC). Benzaldehyde, 4-tolualdehyde, 4-chlorobenzaldehyde, 4-formylbenzoic acid, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and vanillin were used as model compounds to optimize the derivatization conditions. This reagent, ASPH, reacts selectively with aromatic aldehydes in the presence of sodium sulfite and disodium hydrogenphoshite in acidic medium at 100 degrees C to give the corresponding highly chemiluminescent 2-arylbenzothiazole derivatives. The resulting derivatives generated intense chemiluminescence by reaction with hydrogen peroxide and potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) in alkaline solution. The ASPH derivatives of aromatic aldehydes were separated by reversed-phase liquid chromatography with isocratic elution, and detected chemiluminometrically after mixing with oxidizing agents. The detection limits (signal-to-noise ratio = 3) for aromatic aldehydes are in the range 0.2-4.0 fmol for a 20-microl injection volume. Currently, the method is not effective for aliphatic aldehydes because of interfering LC peaks.     

4,5-Diaminophthalhy drazide as a highly sensitive chemiluminescence reagent for α-keto acids in liquid chromatography

4,5-Diaminophthalhydrazide dihydrochloride is studied as a highly sensitive and selective chemiluminescence derivatization reagent for α-keto acids in liquid chromatography (LC). The reagent reacts selectively with α-keto acids in dilute hydrochloric acid to give derivatives which produce chemiluminescence by reaction with hydrogen peroxide and potassium hexacyanoferrate(III). The derivatives in the reaction mixture of eight biologically important α-keto acids are separated within 50 min by reversed-phase LC with isocratic elution, followed by chemiluminescence detection. The detection limits for the acids are in the range 4–50 fmol for a 20-μl injection.     

Measurement of N-acetylneuraminic acid in human serum and urine by high performance liquid chromatography with chemiluminescence detection.

A highly sensitive method for the determination of N-acetylneuraminic acid in human serum and urine is investigated. This method employs high performance liquid chromatography with chemiluminescence detection. N-Acetylneuraminic acid, released by hydrochloric acid hydrolysis of serum and urine, and N-glycolylneuraminic acid (internal standard) are converted into chemiluminescent derivatives with 4,5-diaminophthalhydrazide dihydrochloride, a chemiluminescence derivatization reagent for alpha-keto acids. The derivatives are separated within 35 min on a reversed phase column, TSKgel ODS-120T, with isocratic elution, followed by chemiluminescence detection; the chemiluminescence is produced by the reaction of the derivatives with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) in alkaline solution. The detection limit for N-acetylneuraminic acid is 9 fmol (signal-to-noise ratio = 3). This sensitivity permits precise determination of N-acetylneuraminic acid in 10 nL of serum or 50 nL of urine. The method is applied to the determination of the N-acetylneuraminic acid in human sera from normal subjects and cancer patients and in normal urine.     

3-氨基-9-乙基咔唑衍生化寡糖混合物的高效液相色谱分离及激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱分析

建立了以3-氨基-9-乙基咔唑(AEC)为衍生化试剂对寡糖的标记方法。寡糖的还原端与AEC的伯氨基反应生成烯胺,再被NaBH3CN还原为二级胺,使得寡糖被AEC标记。衍生物通过反相高效液相色谱分离纯化,采用的色谱柱为Waters Symmetry C18柱(3.9 mm×150 mm,5 μm),乙腈和乙酸铵水溶液(pH 4.5)为流动相,梯度洗脱,在254 nm波长处检测,并以基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱进行分析。在此衍生化条件和色谱条件下,葡寡糖衍生物分离良好,并且AEC衍生可显著提高葡寡糖的质谱检测灵敏度。该方法适用于寡糖的分离纯化和结构分析,并与生物质谱具有良好的兼容性,表明该方法在微量寡糖链分析方面有广阔的应用前景。     

Mechanism Based Design of Amine Fluorogenic Derivatization Reagents: Proof of Concept, Physical–Chemical Characterization and Initial Analytical Derivatization Protocols

Herein, are described initial efforts in the design of a fluorogenic reagent applicable for the derivatization of primary and secondary amines. The initial reagent, 3-isothiocyanato-2-chloropyridine was based on physical–organic reactivity considerations to redirect the initial product of reaction between an amine and the isothiocyanate functional group, long established as a robust first step in Edman sequencing of peptides. The proposed chemistry results in the formation of a class of bicyclic fluorescent heterocycle (N,N-di-substituted [5,4-b] pyridine amines) bearing the amine analyte as substituents. Reported are the results regarding reaction kinetics in various relevant media, the ionization constants for a number of derivatives, and the associate UV and fluorescence spectral properties. These data and properties are utilized in the development of a derivatization protocol that is used in the establishment of calibration plots for several substances, with detection limits in the picomole mass range using liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection.     

Determination of primary and secondary aliphatic amines with high performance liquid chromatography based on the derivatization using 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-8-(N-hydroxysuccinimidyl butyric ester)-difluoroboradiaza-s-indacene

In this article, the simultaneous determination of primary and secondary aliphatic amines including dimethylamine (DMA), diethylamine and eleven primary aliphatic amines by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detection has been achieved using a BODIPY-based fluorescent derivatization reagent, 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-8-(N-hydroxysuccinimidyl butyric ester)-difluoroboradiaza-s-indacene (TMBB-Su). The derivatization reaction of TMBB-Su with aliphatic amines was optimized with orthogonal design experiment and the derivatization reaction proceeded at 15 °C for 25 min. The baseline separation of these derivatives was carried out on a C₈ column with methanol-tetrahydrofuran-50 mM pH 6.50 HAc-NaAc buffer (55/5/40, v/v/v) as a mobile phase. Detected at the excitation and emission of 490 and 510 nm, respectively, the detection limits were obtained in the range of 0.01-0.04 nM (signal-to-noise ratio = 3). The proposed method has been applied to the determination of trace aliphatic amines in viscera samples from mice without complex pretreatment or enrichment method. The recoveries ranged from 95.1% to 106.8%, depending on the samples investigated.     

Determination of trace biogenic amines with 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-8-(N-hydroxysuccinimidyl butyric ester)-difluoroboradiaza-s-indacene derivatization using high-performance liquid chromatography and fluorescence detection

A reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic method based on chemical derivatization with fluorescence detection has been developed for analyzing biogenic amines in food and environmental samples. A BODIPY-based fluorescent reagent, 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-8-(N-hydroxysuccinimidyl butyric ester)-difluoroboradiaza-s-indacene (TMBB-Su), was employed for the derivatization of these biogenic amines at 20 °C for 20 min in pH 7.20 borate buffer after careful investigation of the derivatization conditions including reagent concentration, buffer solution, reaction temperature and reaction time. Separation of biogenic amines with gradient elution was conducted on a C8 column with methanol-tetrahydrofuran-water as mobile phase. The detection limits were obtained in the range from 0.1 to 0.2 nM (signal-to-noise=3). This procedure has been validated using practical samples. The study results demonstrated a potential of employing high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-8-(N-hydroxysuccinimidyl butyric ester)-difluoroboradiaza-s-indacene labeling as a tool for quantitative analysis of biogenic amines involved in various matrices.     

Resolution of amine enantiomers using precolumn derivatization with dansyl-L-proline and reversed-phase liquid chromatography

A derivatization procedure was developed for converting enantiomeric amino acids, amino alcohols and amines into diastereoisomers for resolution by liquid chromatography. Dansyl-L-proline (DLP) was used as a chiral reagent for the precolumn derivatization of many enantiomeric compounds bearing primary and secondary amino groups. The diastereoisomeric amides that were formed in the presence of diethyl phosphorocyanidate can be resolved efficiently on a conventional reversed-phase column. The resolution was optimized by varying the mobile phase. Intramolecular hydrogen bonding of the diastereoisomeric amide is shown to be very important for the efficient resolution of enantiomers. The detection limits for DLP derivatives were 4 × 10^?14?5 × 10^?14 mol.     

The use of naphthalene-2,3-dicarboxaldehyde for the analysis of primary amines using high-performance liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis

This paper reviews analytical methods, instrumental developments and applications for derivatization of primary amines with naphthalene-2,3-dicarboxaldehyde using fluorescence and chemiluminescence detection with capillary electrophoresis (CE) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The use of lasers as well as lamps as the excitation source for fluorescence detection is discussed. The detection limit observed with naphthalene-2,3-dicarboxaldehyde derivatization is often lower and better than those obtained with other analytical separations and other fluorescent dyes. In addition, this paper describes the crucial points that influence the stability of NDA primary amine derivatives, and summarize the separation, derivatization and migration conditions of the different techniques, with their advantages and drawbacks.     

脂肪胺的高效液相色谱分离及质谱鉴定

 采用新型荧光试剂1,2-苯并-3,4-二氢咔唑-9-乙酸(BCAA)为柱前衍生化试剂,在Hypersil BDS-C18色谱柱上,通过梯度洗脱对12种游离脂肪胺进行了分离和在线质谱定性。以乙腈为溶剂,1-乙基-3-(3-二甲氨基丙基)环己碳二亚胺(EDAC)为缩合剂,在50 ℃条件下衍生反应15 min后获得稳定的荧光产物。激发波长和发射波长分别为333 nm和390 nm。采用大气压化学电离源(APCI)的正离子模式,实现了土壤和污水中脂肪胺的定性及其含量的测定。脂肪胺的线性相关系数大于0.9993,检测限为12~28 fmol。     

New polymeric benzotriazole reagents for off-line derivatizations of amines and polyamines in HPLC

New polymeric reagents are synthesized, based on a polystyrene-bound benzotriazole containing an o-acetylsalicyl or 9-fluorenyl labelling moiety. This is used in an off-line mode, prior to high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), for derivatizations of trace primary and secondary amines, polyamines, and related compounds in connection with HPLC. Standards are prepared, characterized by physical and spectral properties, and then used as external standards to determine percent derivatizations. The polymeric reagents are characterized by elemental analyses and loading determinations. The feasibility and applicability of this reagent for derivatization of nucleophiles is confirmed with a number of amines under optimized conditions. The activated labelling moiety, bonded to the polymeric support, makes the derivatization reactions extremely rapid and efficient under mild reaction conditions. This alone provides significant advantages over the analogous solution derivatizations for the same amines. A comparison of solution and solid phase derivatization reactions is reported. The limits of detection are 1 to 2 pmol for polyamines, such as cadaverine, putrescine, and 1,7-diaminoheptane, using the benzotriazole fluorenyl reagent followed by fluorescence detection.     

An evaluation of solid phase microextraction for aliphatic amines using derivatization with 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate and liquid chromatography

The reliability of SPME combined with a chemical reaction for the analysis of short-chain aliphatic amines by liquid chromatography has been investigated. Different options to couple SPME and derivatization have been tested and compared: (i) derivatization of the analytes in solution followed by the extraction of the derivatives, (ii) extraction of the analytes and subsequent derivatization by immersing the SPME fibre onto a solution of the reagent, and (iii) extraction/derivatization of the analytes using fibres previously coated with the reagent. Methylamine (MA), dimethylamine (DMA) and trimethylamine (TMA) have been selected as a model of primary, secondary and tertiary amines, respectively. The analytes have been derivatized with the fluorogenic reagent 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate (FMOC), and the fibre coating was Carbowax-templated resin (CW-TR). The employment of fibres coated with FMOC to extract and derivatize the analytes was the best option, as compared with the other approaches tested the sensitivity was considerably improved. On the basis of these studies, a new procedure for the determination of MA, DMA and TMA in water is presented. To demonstrate the utility of the proposed conditions data on linearity, accuracy, repeatability and sensitivity are given. Results of the determination of the amines in tap, river and waste water are also presented.     

3,4-dihydro-6,7-dimethoxy-4-methyl-3-oxo-qinoxaline-2-carbonyl azide as a highly sensitive fluorescence derivatization reagent for primary,secondary and tertiary alcohols in high-performance liquid chromatography

3,4-Dhydro-6,7-dimethoxy-4-methyl-3-oxo-quinoxaline-2-carbonyl azide is a highly senstive fluorescence derivatization reagent for primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols for high-performance liquid chromatography. Reaction conditions are optimized with benzyl alcohol, n-hexanol, cyclohexanol and 2-methyl-2-butanol. The reagent reacts with the alcohols in benzene to produce the corresponding fluorescent carbamic acid esters, which can be separated on a reversed-phase column YMC Pack C₈ with aqueous methanol as eluent. the detection limits for the alchols are 2–5 fmol per 10-μl njection. The reagent also reacts with hydroxysteroids with primary, secondary and/or tertiary alcoholic group(s) to form fluorescent derivatives. Hydroxycarboxylic acids and phenols do not give any chromatographic peaks.     

Activated carbamate reagent as chiral derivatizing agent for liquid chromatographic optical resolution of enantiomeric amino compounds

Summary A chiral derivatization reagent having activated succinimido carbamate moieties were developed for the optical resolution of enantiomeric amines by high-performance liquid chromatography. Succinimido R-(+)- or S-(–)-1-phenylethyl and R-(+)- or S-(–)-1-(-naphthyl)-ethyl carbamates were synthesized by the reaction of optically active phenylethyl and naphthylethyl amines with discuccinimido carbonate (DSC). These reagents reacted with both primary and secondary amine enantiomers such as amino acids and -amino alcohols to give the corresponding diastereomeric urea derivatives. These diastereomers were efficiently separated by reversed-phase liquid chromatography and detected by their absorption or the fluorescence of the chromophores. The chiral derivatization procedure was applied to the separation and determination of enantiomeric propranolol in serum.     

Chiral Separation of Carboxymethyl Derivatives of Amines by Liquid Chromatography on Reversed-phase Silica Gel Coated with N-n-Dodecyl-L-hydroxyproline

Carboxymethyl derivatives of amines containing a chiral α-carbon were separated into enantiomers by high-performance liquid chromatography using octadecylsilanized silica gel coated with N-n-dodecyl-L-hydroxyproline as the stationary phase and an aqueous solution containing copper(II) as the mobile phase. Detection was by post-column reaction involving derivatization to tertiary amine and chemiluminescence reaction of ruthenium bipyridine complex.     

Silica Based 3,5-Dinitrobenzoyl (Dnb) Reagent for Off-Line Derivatization of Amine Nucleophiles in HPLC

Abstract

We describe here a new silica based derivatization reagent, containing the 3,5-dinitrobenzoyl tag, for solid phase derivatization of amines. It can be used for the off-line derivatization of primary and secondary amines. the amide derivatives can be easily detected under conventional UV detection modes. the entire synthetic method, structural characterization, and optimization of derivatization conditions of this solid phase derivatization reagent are described, Also, the reagent was tested in the on-line, pre-column derivatization mode for reversed phase HPLC, as well as for histamine analysis in fish samples     

Simultaneous determination of eight short‐chain aliphatic amines in drug substances by HPLC with diode array detection after derivatization with halonitrobenzenes

Short‐chain aliphatic amines are a class of hazardous impurities in drug substances. A simple method, involving derivatization followed by high‐performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection, has been developed for residue determination of eight aliphatic amines simultaneously in drug substances. Different halonitrobenzenes derivatization reagents were systematically compared. As a result, 1‐fluoro‐2‐nitro‐4‐(trifluoromethyl)benzene was selected since the derivatization effectively shifted the absorption wavelength to the visible region (400–450 nm), where most drug substances, impurities and even the derivatization reagent absorb very weakly. Due to the redshift effect, interference was minimized and adequately low limits of quantitation were reached (0.24–0.80 nmol/mL). Moreover, the derivatization reaction was readily carried out in dimethyl sulfoxide at room temperature for 1 h using N ,N‐diisopropylethylamine as catalyst to achieve the highest yield. Without any pre‐treatment, the derivatives were analyzed by high‐performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection. The high stability of the derivatives within 24 h at room temperature (RSD<1.04%) further facilitated the simultaneous preparation and consecutive analysis of quantities of samples. Finally, the proposed method was successfully applied for residue determination of eight aliphatic amines simultaneously in eight drug substance samples. This study could be helpful for the routine analysis and residue control of aliphatic amines in drug substances.     

Fluorescent high-performance liquid chromatographic determination of primary aromatic amines by formation of Schiff base

Summary The precolumn derivatization of several primary aromatic amines, especially phenolamines, with 1-pyrenealdehyde, and their determination by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection have been studied. The derivatization proceeded in methanol to form the Schiff bases, which were chromatographed on the ODS column. The detection limit is 1–2 pmol. 1-Pyrenealdehyde was evaluated as a derivatization reagent for the selective analysis of phenolamines such as 2-phenylethylamine, in biogenic aromatic amines.     

3,4-dihydro-6,7-dimethoxy-4-methyl-3-oxoquinoxaline-2-carbonyl chloride as a sensitive fluorescence derivatization reagent for amines in liquid chromatography

A rapid and sensitive method for the fluorescence derivatization of primary and secondary amines is described, based on the reaction of the amines with 3,4-dihydro-6,7-dimethoxy-4-methyl- 3-oxoquinoxaline-2-carbonyl chloride. Cyclohexylamine, n-hexylamine and di-n-butylamine were used as model compounds to optimize the derivatization conditions. The reagent reacts with the amines in acetonitrile in the presence of potassium carbonate very rapidly to give the corresponding fluorescent amides, which can be separated on a reversed-phase column, TSKgel ODS-80TM, with aqueous acetonitrile as eluent. Alcohols and amino acids did not give any fluorescent products under the derivatization conditions. The detection limits are in the range 5–50 fmol per 20-μl injection. Reactions with other amines are also discussed.     

Selective Analysis of Secondary Amines Using Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical Detection (LC‐EC)

In a mixture of primary and secondary aliphatic amines, the primary amines were derivatized (masked) with o‐phthalaldehyde (OPA) followed by derivatization of the remaining secondary amines with ferrocenecarboxylic acid chloride (FAC). The “tagged” amines were analyzed by LC‐EC (liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection) using in‐series dual electrode detection. Chemically‐reversible oxidation of the FAC tagged secondary amines and their subsequent complementary oxidation and reduction signals coupled with chemically‐irreversible oxidation of OPA tagged primary amines provided the selectivity for quantitative secondary amine analysis. The procedure was also applied for the selective identification of fragment 4–11 (N‐terminus‐proline) of Substance P in the presence of other Substance P fragments with primary amino acids as their N‐termini.